Keystone, SD

Census Place

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2022 Population

385

17.9% 1-year decline

US Senator

John Thune

Republican Party

US Senator

Mike Rounds

Republican Party

US Representative

Dusty Johnson

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

37.5

1.9% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

13.2%

16% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$58,646

10.2% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$161,700

1.83% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Keystone, SD had a population of 385 people with a median age of 37.5 and a median household income of $58,646. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Keystone, SD declined from 469 to 385, a −17.9% decrease and its median household income grew from $53,194 to $58,646, a 10.2% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Keystone, SD are White (Non-Hispanic) (69.4%), White (Hispanic) (17.7%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (9.87%), American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (2.08%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (0.519%).

None of the households in Keystone, SD reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

100% of the residents in Keystone, SD are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Keystone, SD was $161,700, and the homeownership rate was 65.2%.

Most people in Keystone, SD drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Keystone, SD was 3 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Keystone, SD is home to a population of 385 people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2022, 8.31% of Keystone, SD residents were born outside of the country (32 people).

In 2022, there were 3.93 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (267 people) in Keystone, SD than any other race or ethnicity. There were 68 White (Hispanic) and 38 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

100%

2022 Citizenship

91.7%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 100% of Keystone, SD residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Keystone, SD was 91.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Keystone, SD compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Keystone, SD

White (Non-Hispanic)
267 ± 113
White (Hispanic)
68 ± 106
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
38 ± 42.2

17.7%

Hispanic Population

68 people

17.7% of the people in Keystone, SD are hispanic (68 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Keystone, SD as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

8.31%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

32 people

14.7%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

69 people

As of 2022, 8.31% of Keystone, SD residents (32 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Keystone, SD was 14.7%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Keystone, SD compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
19 ± 16
Gulf War (2001-)
5 ± 17
Gulf War (1990s)
2 ± 11

Keystone, SD has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.8 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Keystone, SD employs 215 people. The largest industries in Keystone, SD are Accommodation & Food Services (57 people), Retail Trade (33 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (33 people), and the highest paying industries are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($68,750), Construction ($56,250), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($56,250).

Employment

Occupations

215

2022 Value

± 85

−14.7%

1 Year decline

± 59.5%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Keystone, SD declined at a rate of −14.7%, from 252 employees to 215 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Keystone, SD, are Transportation Occupations (28 people), Management Occupations (23 people), and Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (22 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Keystone, SD.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in South Dakota (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

215

2022 Value

± 85

−14.7%

1 Year decline

± 59.5%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Keystone, SD declined at a rate of −14.7%, from 252 employees to 215 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Keystone, SD, are Accommodation & Food Services (57 people), Retail Trade (33 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (33 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Keystone, SD, though some of these residents may live in Keystone, SD and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$41,111

Median earning men ± $18,118

$27,798

Median earning women ± $6,752

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($61,250), Construction ($56,250), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($48,958).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($31,250), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($29,013), and Retail Trade ($24,219).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.37%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 450k people employed in South Dakota. This represents a 2.37% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 8.96%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in South Dakota.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in South Dakota went to Donald J. Trump with 61.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (35.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (2.63%).

John Thune and Mike Rounds are the senators currently representing the state of South Dakota. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Keystone, SD is currently represented by Dusty Johnson in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

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2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (61.8%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (35.6%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (2.63%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in South Dakota went to Donald J. Trump with 61.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (35.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (2.63%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in South Dakota for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from South Dakota

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John Thune

Senator from South Dakota

Assumed office on January 3, 2005

Mike Rounds

Senator from South Dakota

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

John Thune and Mike Rounds are the senators currently representing South Dakota.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in South Dakota over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Keystone, SD

Dusty Johnson

South Dakota at-large Representative

Republican Party

Keystone, SD is currently represented by Dusty Johnson (Republican Party).

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the member for Keystone, SD have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.574% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.482% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (206k), Some college (148k), and Bachelors Degree (133k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Keystone, SD was $161,700 in 2022, which is 0.574 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $158,800 to $161,700, a 1.83% increase. The homeownership rate in Keystone, SD is 65.2%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Keystone, SD have an average commute time of 23.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Keystone, SD is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Property

$161,700

Median Property Value 2022

±$115,101

$90

Median Property Taxes

±$43

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Keystone, SD the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Keystone, SD compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

65.2%

Homeownership

2022

60.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 65.2% of the housing units in Keystone, SD were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 61.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Keystone, SD compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Census Tract 110.05

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

The following map shows all of the places in Keystone, SD colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$58,646

Median Household Income

± $4,899

138

Number of Households

± 47

In 2022, the median household income of the 138 households in Keystone, SD grew to $58,646 from the previous year's value of $53,194.

The following chart displays the households in Keystone, SD distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Keystone, SD is from South Dakota.

0.438

2022 Wage GINI in South Dakota

0.439

2021 Wage GINI in South Dakota

In 2022, the income inequality in South Dakota was 0.438 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.26% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for South Dakota was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in South Dakota in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in South Dakota across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (55.3%)
Walked (27%)
Bicycle (6.05%)

In 2022, 55.3% of workers in Keystone, SD drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (27%) and those who used a bicycle to get to work (6.05%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

23.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Keystone, SD have a shorter commute time (23.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 0.976% of the workforce in Keystone, SD have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Keystone, SD compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Keystone, SD distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Keystone, SD have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Keystone, SD (51 out of 385 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 18 - 24, followed by Males 25 - 34 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Keystone, SD is White, followed by Two Or More and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

73.8% of the population of Keystone, SD has health coverage, with 26.8% on employee plans, 19% on Medicaid, 8.31% on Medicare, 15.3% on non-group plans, and 4.42% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Pennington County, SD see 913 patients per year on average, which represents a 2.87% decrease from the previous year (940 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1055 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 305 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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913 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Pennington County, SD

Primary care physicians in Pennington County, SD see an average of 913 patients per year. This represents a 2.87% decrease from the previous year (940 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Pennington County, SD in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.7% under 18 years, 15.3% between 18 and 34 years, 45.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 13.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.8% were men and 49.2% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

26.2%

Uninsured

26.8%

Employer Coverage

19%

Medicaid

8.31%

Medicare

15.3%

Non-Group

4.42%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Keystone, SD grew by 9.85% from 23.9% to 26.2%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Keystone, SD changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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